CVE-2007-3532

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11, as used in Gentoo Linux and possibly other distributions, creates /dev/nvidia* device files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify video card settings, cause a denial of service (crash or physical video card damage), and obtain sensitive information.

Controladores NVIDIA (nvidia-drivers) versiones anteriores a 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639 y 100.14.11, tal y como son usados en Gentoo Linux y posiblemente otras distribuciones, crea archivos de dispositivo /dev/nvidia* con permisos no confiables, lo que permite a usuarios locales modificar la configuración de la tarjeta de vídeo, causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo o daño físico de tarjeta de vídeo) y obtener información confidencial.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-07-03 CVE Reserved
2007-07-27 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/40177	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/26497	2009-12-28
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml	2009-12-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Video Driver Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Video Driver"	<= 1.0.7185 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Video Driver" and version " <= 1.0.7185"	-	Affected	in	Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"	Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"	*	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Video Driver Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Video Driver"	<= 1.0.9639 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Video Driver" and version " <= 1.0.9639"	-	Affected	in	Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"	Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"	*	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Video Driver Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Video Driver"	<= 100.14.11 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Video Driver" and version " <= 100.14.11"	-	Affected	in	Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"	Linux Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Linux"	*	-	Safe